A History of Indian Literature v1.c8.s3.155

v1.c8.s3.155

This hymn, which might just as well be found in the Ṛgveda-Saṁhitā, proves that in the Saṁhitā of the Atharvaveda, too, there are scattered manifold fragments of ancient poetry, although the latter Saṁhitā, more than the Ṛgveda, pursues one definite purpose. In this collection, too, as in that of the Ṛgveda, by the side of much that is of little value or absolutely worthless, there are rare gems of the oldest Indian poetic art. Only *both works together* give us a real idea of the oldest poetry of the Aryan Indians.